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International Carriers Android News

Japan’s SoftBank purchases 70 percent stake of Sprint

SoftBank has reached an agreement with Sprint that will give the Japanese telecom a 70 percent stake in the United States’ third largest mobile...

Japan’s SoftBank reportedly in talks to acquire Sprint [Upd...

T-Mobile’s merger with MetroPCS might have been merely an appetizer for things to come, if new reports surfacing today of SoftBank’s interest in acquiring...

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 now available in the UK from Three, O2, and...

Samsung’s second take on the phablet form factor has officially launched in the UK as our calendars turn from September to October. The Samsung...

HTC One X+ Shows Up In O2 Brochure – Boasts 64GB of Storage...

I’d say it’s just about official now. The much rumored HTC One X+ has just popped up in an official brochure from UK carrier...

EE is the UK’s first 4G LTE network; Orange and T-Mobile ar...

Today in London, Everything Everywhere announced a new company, brand, and technology that it’s planning to unleash to the masses in the United Kingdom....

HTC launches One ST, One SC, and One SU in China

HTC is offering up a few new One S variants for the Chinese market, each with identical internal specs but varying outer decor. Let’s...

Samsung Galaxy S3 with 4G, quad-core, and Jelly Bean heading to A...

Folks living in Australia look to be getting a version of the Galaxy S3 with a nice, desirable trifecta under the hood. Telstra and...

Orange Quick Tap brings mobile NFC payments to Samsung Galaxy S3 ...

Orange UK has just announced its new mobile payment system, Quick Tap, will be  available to users of their Samsung Galaxy S3 starting this...

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 confirmed for Three and O2 in the UK

The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 was only announced Wednesday, and we’ve already got information on where it’s headed first in the UK. Three issued...

Galaxy Note 2 priced at €640 for Vodafone

Though the exact details of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2′s release weren’t announced yesterday, a price tag has surfaced at IFA for Vodafone’s edition...

ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity with LTE coming to Germany

The Nexus 7 may be the hottest Android tablet right now, but those looking for an extra punch are looking towards devices like the...

Vodafone Smart II gets funky Tate edition

The Vodafone Smart II  may not be the carrier’s most attractive phone on the inside, but Vodafone has just given it a quick makeover...

LTE-enabled ASUS Transformer Pad TF300 headed to Germany and Aust...

Reports out of Germany have the LTE-enabled version of the ASUS Transformer Pad TF300 set to launch in mid-August. According to a German press...

Sony Xperia GX now available in Japan from NTT DoCoMo

Sony’s latest, the Xperia GX, is now available in Japan from NTT DoCoMo. The phone launches as one of Sony’s top-specced handsets, featuring a...

South Korea to usher in Voice over LTE with Samsung Galaxy S3

Voice over LTE is the next frontier for mobile providers. Carriers such as Verizon have been experimenting with the technology that would eliminate the...

Samsung Galaxy Pocket coming to Three UK in September

Three UK will be getting Samsung’s latest entry-level Galaxy phone this September, one featuring a 2.8-inch display and compact form factor. The Samsung Galaxy...

Samsung Galaxy Beam brings portable projection to the UK

The Samsung Galaxy Beam was introduced this past February at Mobile World Congress and it has finally made its way to the UK. It’s...

Sony Xperia Tipo slated for release in UK through O2 and Orange

If splurging on an unlocked version of the Sony Xperia Tipo doesn’t sound like your thing, folks in the UK interested in the handset...

Google officially announces Jelly Bean rollout for Nexus S on T-M...

Last night we learned that some Nexus S owners had begun to receive the update to Android 4.1, and after receiving several more reports...

Vodafone UK picks up the Huawei Ascend P1 for August release, ava...

The Android 4.0-powered Huawei Ascend P1 is about to find a home for itself on Vodafone in the UK. Staying with Huawei’s theme of...